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LABEL OR-STAMP AFFIXING MAGHINE.

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JULIS J; KARGES, OFKANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

LABEL OR STAMP AFFIXING MACHINE.

, SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 665,014, dated January 1, 1901'.

Applicatin filed July 31, 1899. serial No. 725,584. illo model.)

T0 a/ZZ whom tin/ty concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUS J. KARGES, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing in Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Label or Stamp Aflixing Machines, of which the following is a speciiication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in label or slamp aftixing machines.

My invention relates more particularly to the class of label-affixers in which the pile of labels is held between guides from which the labels are taken one at a time.

The object of my invention is to provide a label-afxer having suitable guides between which the labels are held, means being provided by which the guides may be adjusted vertically forward and backward and laterally, whereby various shapes and sizes of labels may be affixed by the device. In an invention patented by me January 25, 1898, the label-guides were given a vertical and forward and rearward adjustment. In the said invention the guides were held permanently secured at the upper ends, the forward and rearward adjustment -being imparted by means of screws operating from the magazineframe upon the outside of the guides. With that device only a limited adjustment toward and from the pile of labels is secured. With my present invention the entire guide is moved bodily in a perpendicular position to and from the frame of the magazine, thus permitting a wide range of adjustment, while retaining the vertical position of the guide. In addition to the vertical and radial adjustment of the guides my present invention provides a lateral or tangential adjustment whereby the guides may be moved sidewise or parallel with the periphery of the label pile. With this lateral adjustment of the guides they may be adapted to a greater variety of shapes of labels than the former guides.

My invention provides, further, a construction of label-guide, with the use of which greater certainty of affixing a' single label at a time is attained.

My invention provides, further, a form of follower which permits radial and lateral adjustment of the label-guides, rendering the' follower suitable for different sizes of labels;

My invention provides further means for applying a resistance to the longitudinal movement of the follower, whereby accidental displacement of the'follower is secured.

My invention proVides,further,labelguides, between which the labels are held, combined with means for displacing one of the guides for the insertion between the other guides of the labels to be aflixed.

Myinvention provides, further, a magazine provided with an end exit for the labels and a laterial opening for the insertion of the labels.

My invention provides, further, a labelmagazine provided with a lateral opening for the insertion of the labels, a door closing the said opening, and means for holding the door in the closed position.

My invention provides,further,a novel form of releasable label-retaining device which secures great reliability in feeding the labels singly.

My invention provides, further, an adjustable clamping mechanism, by means of which the guides may be radially adj usted with reference to the pile of labels and securely held in the vertical position.

My invention provides, further, an adjustable filler or blocking disposed between the label-guides and the supporting-frame.

My invention provides still further certain novel features of construction hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, whichillustrate my invention, FigureI represents a front elevation view with the door of the magazine in the open position. In this View the friction-ring on the follower-rod, the washer interposed between the said ring and the follower-spring, and a portion of the top of the magazine are shown in section. l Fig. II represents a front elevation View with the door in the closed position. Fig, III represents'a bottom view. Fig. IV represents a top view. Fig. V represents a rear view of a guide and its retaining-spring. Fig. VI representsaside View of the saine with a portion of the end of the guide in section, so as to show a full side view of the spring. Fig. VII represents a front View of the bifurcated retaining-spring.

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Fig. VIII represents a view of the fiat side of one of the filler-washers. Fig. IX represents a similar view of one of the clamping-plates for securing the guides in position. Fig. X represents a cross-section view taken on the dotted line a I) of Fig. I, the follower, follower rod, and spring being removed. Fig. XI represents a top View of the follower with the follower-rod shown in cross-section.

Similar numerals of reference indicate similar parts.

1 indicates the magazine,comprisinga frame preferably tubular in form, but subjective to many modifications in form.

2 indicates the door of the magazine, comprising one of the sides thereof having preferably a hinged connection at one of its edges with the body of the magazine. Any suitable locking device may be employed for securing the door 2 in the closed position. In the drawings the form illustrated comprises a lateral projection 3, disposed on the outside of the side of the magazine opposite to the side having the hinged connection with the door. The door at its free edge is provided with a right-angled ange 4, which overlaps the side of the magazine on which is located the projection 3. A depression is formed on the inner side of the ange 4 by forcing outwarda small portion of the metal, as indicated by 5. When the door is closed, the projection 3 enters the depression opposite the raised portion 5, thus securing the door from displacement while in use. The guides comprise, preferably, a series of fiat plates 6, the upper end of each of which is provided with a longitudinal slot 7, adapted to receive two securing-screws 8, which are disposed one above the other and extend, respectively, through openings 9, provided therefor in the wall of the magazine.

The form of the magazine, as before stated, may be varied to suit the taste. In the form shown it is a rectangular box, one end of which is closed and the other open for the exit of the labels therefrom. The guides 6 are generally disposed one upon each inner wall. Some of the openings 9 therein may be in the form ofA horizontal slots, thus permitting lateral adjustment of the guides thereon. Vhen the labels are quite long, it is sometimes desirable to place more than one guide upon a side, in which event this may be accomplished when the said side is provided with the horizontal or transverse slots. The heads of the screws S are preferably placed upon the outside of the magazine, as shown, the other ends of the screws engagl ing screw-threadedopenings provided therefor in the plates l0, disposed one each upon the inner side of each guide (i. Between each guide and the inner periphery of the magazine is disposed a filler of variable thickness, against which the guide is clamped by means of the screws S. The filler, (indicated by 11,)

as shown in the drawings, is composed, preferably, of one or more washers, which may be of some rigid material, as of brass, or they may be made of a resilient material, such as soft rubber. Vertical or lateral adjustment of the guides is secured by loosening the screws S and moving the guides up or down or sidewise, after which the screws S are tightened. The radial adjustment of the guides is secured by inserting or removing washers 1l until the proper position is attained, when the washers comprising the liller are of a-rigid material. When the filler is composed of a resilient material, the same effect is produced by tightening or loosening the screws 8, thus drawing up or releasing the guides the desired amount, the tension of the resilient material holding the guides firmly in position. The lower ends of the guides are provided each with an inwardlyextending beveled projection l2, disposed, preferably, near the middle of the end of the guide. Upon each side of the projection 12 is a releasable retaining device comprising, preferably, a spring-arm 13, which is provided with a beveled right-angled flange 11i, adapted to be moved in front of and to the rear of the inner side of the guide 6, so as to successively hold and release the labels as they are fed forward. I prefer to make the two springarms 13 from the same sheet of spring metal, the two forming the bifnrcated ends of the spring-plate 15, one end of which is rigidly secured to the rear side of the guide and the tension of the plate and arms 13 being such that the iiange projections let will normally have their inner ends in front of the inner side of the guide 6, as shown in Fig. VI.

In the patent granted to lne, as above referred to, I show two inwardly-extending projections on the inner side of each guiding-rod and between them a single spring label-retaining arm. The present form, however, is much superior in using the device for labels having a curved periphery, for the reason that the-projection 12,being centrally located, will always im pinge against the edge of the labels, even if they be round in form, and the two springs 13 will also have their beveled flanges 111 against the periphery of the label, owing to the latitude of movement possessed by them. The two flanges 14 of each retaining device are disposed by preference in slots 16,'provided therefor in the lower end of the guide, one on each side of the beveled projection 12. ln this form the guide prevents lateral displacement of the spring-arms 13 if in usc they are subjected to a side blow or pressure.

Longitudinally movable in the magazine is a follower 17, comprising, preferably, a horizontal plate provided with radial or peripheral recesses 18, in which are disposed vertically7 laterally, and radially movable the guides (l. Secured at its `lower end to the upper side of the follower 17 is a vertical follower-rod 19, which extends through the top of the magazine in which the upper end is guided. Upon the upper end of the follower-rod is a thumbpiece 20, upon which pressure is applied in IOO IIO

feeding the labels forward. A tranverse stoppin 21 is secured to the follower-rod above the top ofthe magazine in a position such that the follower cannot be forced below the lower ends of the label-guides 6. Encircling the follower-rod is a coil-spring 22, the lower end of which bears upon the upper side of the follower, and the upper end bears upon a washer 23,encircling t-he rod 19 and bearing on its upper side against a resilient friction-ring 24, which tightly encircles the follower-rod 19 and bears upon its upper end against the under side of the top of the magazine. The friction-ring 24 is thus held stationary and by its frictional action on the follower-rod l9 serves as a brake therefor, preventing vertical movement of the rod unless pressure is brought to bear upon the thu mb-piece 20. The coil-spring 22 serves to assistv the feeding of the labels byits pressure on the follower and also performs the function of holding the friction-ring in its position.

For convenience in holding the magazine two finger-strips 25 are secured on opposite sides, respectively, of the magazine. The lower ends of the finger-strips are outwardly curved, so as to present a surface against which the thumb and second finger may bear,

- respectively, the first finger of the operating hand bearing upon the thumb-piece 20. The labels 26 are placed between the guides 6 below the follower 17.

In operating my invention the parts'are assembled in position, as hereinbefore described, proper vertical, lateral, and radial adjustment being imparted 'to the guides and the same then firmly secured in position by tightening the screws 8. The labels are then inserted, the door 2 being opened temporarily for the purpose, thus displacing the guide carried thereon, so that the labels may be4 inserted laterally between the other guides. The door 2, carrying with it the guide, is then closed, the locking device described holding it in the closed position. Pressure is then applied to the thumb-piece 20, overcoming the frictional resistance of the friction-ring upon the follower-rod 19 and, with the assistance of the spring 22, forcing the follower forward and pushing the labels downward between the guides 6 and the retaining springarm {ianges 14 until the bottom label is adjacent to the lower ends of the beveled projections l2 of the guiding-rods. If now the lower gummed side of the bottom label is moistened and ythen applied to the article or material to be labeled with some pressure eX- erted upon the finger-strips and the thumbpiece, the adhesive power of the gum on the label will cause the label to adhere to the article or material. If now the magazine be withdrawn, the lower label will be withdrawn from the magazine, the projections 12 of the guides and the beveled flanges l4 of the spring-arms holding the remaining labels securely between the guides. This operation is repeated as often as it is desired to affix the labels. When the supply of labels is eX- hausted, more can be inserted by opening the door 2 and repeating the operation described with reference to placing in the first labels. In some instances it may be desirable to withdraw the labels from the magazine by other means than described. For instance, the labels may be withdrawn by air forced through a tube 27. (Shown in Fig. I.) In withdrawing the labelsin this manner the labels are placed in the magazine with the gummed sides up. The end of the tube 27 is then applied to the bottom label and by drawing the air through the tube in the direction indicated by the arrow the label is withdrawn, after which it may be applied to a moistening device and then affixed to the desired substance.

I prefer to incline each guide inwardly at a point near the place indicated by the dotted line et b in Fig. I, this construction permitting a Wider space for the insertion of the labels.

Many modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a label-afxer, the combination with a tubular magazine, of guides mounted upon the inner wall thereof, and means by which a portion of the said wall may be displaced together with one of the guides for the insertion between the other guides of labels, substantially as described.

2. In a label-aflixer, the combination with a suitable support having a mem ber hinged thereto, of a series of guides mounted upon the support and one guide upon the hinged member, whereby the swinging of the hingedv member will displace the guide carried thereon relative to the other guides, substantially as described.

3. In a label-affixer, the combination with a suitable support having a member hinged thereto, of a series of guides mounted upon the support and one upon the hinged member, and a locking device for retaining the hinged member in operative position, substantially as described.

4. In a label-affilier, the combination with a rectangular box having an open end and one of its sides hinged to the body, of labelguides mounted upon the inner periphery of the box and one guide upon the hinged side, substantially as described.

5. ln a label-afflxer, the combination with a rectangular box having an open end and one of its sides hinged to the body, of a labelguide mounted upon the inner periphery of each side, and means for holding the hinged side in the closed position, substantially as described.

6. In .a label-aflixer, the combination with a support, of guides between which the (pile of labels is held, and means by which one or more of the guides may be adjusted parallel ICO IIO

with the adjacent edges of the pile of labels, substantially as described.

7. In a iabel-aixer, the combination with a tubular magazine, of guides, between which the labels are held, adjustable parallel with the adjacent edges of the labels upon the inner walls of the magazine, substantially as described.

8. In a label-afixer, the combination with a support, of guides between which the labels are'held, and means for adjusting the guides vertically and parallel with the adjacent edges and toward and from the labels, substantially as described.

9. In a label-afxer, the combination with the supporting-frame, of a series of guides secured at one set of ends to the frame, and means by which the distance between the said ends and the su pporting-frame may be varied, substantially as described.

10. In a label-aflixer, the combination with the supporting-frame, of guides for the labels secured at one set of ends to the frame, and an adjustable iiller between the guides and the frame, substantially as described.

11. In a label-affilier, the combination with the supporting-frame, of guides for the labels, means for securing the saine to the frame, and one or more washers located between the frame and the guides, substantially 'as described.

12. In a label-afixer, the combination with the supporting-frame, of a plurality of guides each of which is provided wi th a longitudinal slotin its` upper end, securing-screws extending one through each slot and the frame, a nut upon each screw bearing against the adjacent guide, and a filler of variable thickness between the frame and each guide, substantially as described.

13. In a label-afiixer, the combination with the tubular frame provided with a transverse slot in one or more of the side walls, of labelguides disposed one on each of said side walls and provided each with a longitudinal slot, and securing devices cooperating with the slots in the guides and side walls respectively to secure the guides adj ustably laterally and vertically upon the slotted side walls, substantially as described.

14. In a label-affixer, the combination with a rectangular box having one end open, one or more sides of which are provided with transverse slots, of label-guides secured respectively to the side walls and means cooperating with the slots in the side walls for securing the guides mounted upon the slotted sides laterally adjustable thereon, substantially as described.

15. In a label-aflixer, the combination with the tubular frame, of a series of guides provided each with a longitudinal slot, one or more filler-plates between each guide and the inner wall of the frame, clamping-plates provided each with a screw-threaded opening one upon the inner side 0f each guide, and

securing-screws located one in each slot of the guides and engaging respectively the screwthreaded openin gs of the clam ping-plates and the wall of the frame, substantially as described.

16. In a label-affixer, the combination with the label-magazine, of the follower longitudinally movable therein, the follower-rod connected with and movable with the follower, and a resilient stationary ring tightly ernbracing the follower-rod, substantially as described.

17. In a label-affixer, the combination with the label-magazine, of the follower longitudinally movable therein, the follower-rod connected with and movable with the follower, and a stationary rubber ring tightly embracing the follower-rod, substantially as described.

18. In a label-afiixer, the combination with the label-magazine, of the follower longitudinally movable therein, the follower-rod connectedwith and movable with the follower, a stationary resilient ring tightly embracing the follower-rod, and a spring encircling the follower-rod and bearing supported by the follower at one end and against the said ring at the other end, substantially as described.

19. In a label-aflixer, the combination with the label magazine comprising a tubular frame one end of which is open and the other end closed, of the follower longitudinally movable therein, the follower-rod connected with and movable with the follower and guided in an opening through the closed end of the frame, a 'resilient ring tightly encircling the rod, and a coil-spring encircling the rod and holding the said ring against the end of the frame at one end and pressing against the follower at the other end, substantially as described.

20. In a label-aflxer, the combination with the label-magazine, of a follower longitudinally movable therein and provided with rccesses in its periphery, and a series of labelguides disposed in the said recesses and adjustably movable therein, substantially as described.

21. In a label-afxer, the combination with the guide provided with a rigid label-retaining device, of two releasable retaining devices disposed one on each side of the rigid device, substantially as described.

22. In a label-affiner, the combination with the guide provided with a rigid label-retaining device, of two independently-operating releasable retaining devices disposed one on each side of the rigid device, substantially as described.

28. In a label-afxer, the combination with the guide provided with a rigid label-retaining device, of two spring-arms disposed one on each side of the rigid device, substantially as described.

24E. In a label-aflixer, the combination with the guide provided with a rigid label-retaining device, of two independently-acting spring label-retaining arms disposed one on each side of the rigid device, substantially as described.

25. In a label-afixer, the combination with the guide provided at yone end with two longitudinal slots, of a resilient plate provided with two label-engaging arms disposed in the two slots respectively, and movable forward and rearward therein, substantially as described.

26. In a label-aiiixer, the combination with the guide provided at one end with two longitudinal slots and a rigid projection between the said slots, of a resilient plate secured to the rear side of the guide and provided at one free end with arms extending respectively through the said slots, substantially as described.

27. In a labellaflixer, the combination with the guide provided at onefend with an inwardly-extending projection, of a resilient plate secured at one end to the guide, the other end being free to move and provided with two arms disposed one on each side of the projection, and coperating therewith to hold the labels, substantially as described.

28. A label-guide comprising a plate pro- 29. In label-afxers, a label-retaining device comprising a resilient plate adapted to be supported at one end and the other end being bifurcated, each arm being provided with an angular fiange beveled on its edge, substantially las described.

30. In label-afxers, the combination with i the guide provided at one end withV an inwardly-extending projection, of a resilient plate secured to the side of the guide opposite the projection and provided with two movable arms each of which is provided with an angular beveled flange which extends normally beyond the said projection, the flanges being disposed one on each side of the said projection, substantially as described. p

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

.IULIUS J. KARGES.

Witnesses:

WARREN D. HOUSE, D. W. C. HOUSE'- 

